Transfer news and rumours LIVE: Man Utd line up Werner bid in January

Manchester United are ready to swoop for RB Leipzig talisman Timo Werner as early as January, reports the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1193025/Man-Utd-transfer-news-Liverpool-Timo-Werner-RB-Leipzig-Ole-Gunnar-Solskjaer" target="_blank">Express</a>.&nbsp; Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have looked desperately short of attacking potency so far in 2019-20, having lost Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez.&nbsp; And Werner, also linked with Liverpool, is seen as a the perfect solution, although Leipzig are reluctant to sell mid-season and would rather wait until the end of the current campaign.

Man Utd line up Werner bid in January

Leipzig reluctant to let star go mid-season

Manchester United are arming a huge summer transfer warchest in a bid to improve their fortunes, according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7592105/Manchester-United-splash-300-million-transfer-kitty-bid-rebuild-squad.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>. The Red will have up to&nbsp;£300m ($389m) to spend on new talent after a disappointing start to the 2019-20 season.&nbsp; James Maddison, Saul Niguez and Moussa Dembele are among their early targets.&nbsp;

Man Utd prepare £300m summer spending spree

Manchester City hope to end speculation over Raheem Sterling's future with a lucrative new deal, claims the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1192944/Man-City-Raheem-Sterling-Real-Madrid-Pep-Guardiola-Florentino-Perez-Premier-League-La-Liga" target="_blank">Express</a>.&nbsp; Sterling has been linked to a&nbsp;£200 million ($259m) switch to Real Madrid next summer. But City will try to head off Madrid's interest by making the England winger the Premier League's best-paid player.

Man City plan new Sterling deal to halt Real Madrid move

England star set to become Premier League's best-paid player

Aston Villa&nbsp;manager Dean Smith says the club have no intention of selling Scotland international John McGinn, <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1192919/Aston-Villa-news-John-McGinn-Man-Utd-Dean-Smith" target="_blank">as reported by the Express.</a> The 25-year-old&nbsp;has been one of Villa’s standout players this season, notably scoring in away games at&nbsp;Tottenham&nbsp;and&nbsp;Arsenal.&nbsp; “The big clubs can come calling but they’ll get a short, swift reply!” Smith said. “He’s a player we want here at Aston Villa."

McGinn going nowhere, says Smith 

Tottenham&nbsp;are to target&nbsp;West Brom&nbsp;defender Nathan Ferguson, while&nbsp;Crystal Palace&nbsp;are also interested in the 19-year-old English full-back, <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/10172474/tottenham-west-brom-nathan-ferguson-transfer-target/" target="_blank">as reported by the Sun.</a>&nbsp; Boss Mauricio Pochettino wants a new face for the position as he struggles to cover for the loss of England star&nbsp;Kieran Trippier.

Spurs eyeing Albion's Ferguson 

Scotland forward&nbsp;Jamie Murphy&nbsp;admits he thought about leaving&nbsp;Rangers earlier this season when manager Steven Gerrard suggested it could be best for the winger to head out on loan,<a href="https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4856628/jamie-murphy-rangers-steven-gerrard-loan/" target="_blank">as reported by </a><a href="https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4856628/jamie-murphy-rangers-steven-gerrard-loan/" target="_blank">the Sun</a>.&nbsp; But the 30-year-old said he is pleased to have stayed after making his return from long-term injury as a substitute against Hamilton Academical.

Murphy wanted out of Ibrox 

Gary Neville says Manchester United need to gamble in the January transfer window to fill the gaps in their squad.&nbsp; "It won't be a gamble in January as United need to go into the transfer market at the earliest opportunity because they obviously didn't replace Lukaku," the former defender told <a href="https://www.skysports.com/" target="_blank">Sky Sports following United's 1-1 draw against Liverpool</a>. "Those young lads out there - Pereira, McTominay, Wan-Bissaka, Rashford - they have to still buy to a style of play. There would be no point signing a replacement for Lukaku that's the same type."

United 'must gamble' in the market, says Neville 

Milan are considering a bid for teenager Chievo striker&nbsp;Emmanuel Vignato, according to <a href="https://www.calciomercato.com/news/milan-scout-in-missione-a-verona-vignato-segna-e-lancia-segnali--56932" target="_blank">Calciomercato.</a> The&nbsp;Rossoneri sent scouts to watch the 19-year-old in action against Ascoli on Sunday, with the midfielder scoring in a 2-0 win. Milan made an approach for the youngster in the summer but opted not to complete the deal, but may now revive their interest.

Milan scout Verona youngster

Real Madrid&nbsp;president Florentino Perez has identified Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino as his preferred choice succeed Zinedine Zidane should the Frenchman be sacked, reports <a href="https://eldesmarque.com/madrid/real-madrid/noticias/173169-el-favorito-de-florentino-para-sustituir-a-zidane-en-el-real-madrid-y-no-es-mourinho" target="_blank">El Desmarque.</a> Zidane has found himself under pressure after an inconsistent start to the season, with that pressure ratcheted up further following a defeat at Real Mallorca on Saturday. Pochettino is under pressure himself after a poor start to the season for Spurs, but that has not deterred Perez from placing the Argentine at the top of his shortlist.

Real eye Pochettino

Tottenham boss high on Madrid's wanted list

Former Brighton boss&nbsp;Chris Hughton says he is aiming for a return to Premier League management soon, six months after he was sacked by the Amex Stadium side. <a href="https://www.skysports.com/" target="_blank">Speaking to Sky Sports, Hughtin said:</a>&nbsp;"There have been opportunities," Hughton added. "It's about coming back at the best level I can and if that takes a bit of time... I'd like to think we've done a decent job in the Premier League. "I know those jobs don't come around that often so I'm realistic but I can't let that put me off where I think I can and would like to manage, which is at the highest level."&nbsp;

Hughton aiming for Premier League return 

Manchester City&nbsp;and&nbsp;Barcelona&nbsp;are both interested in&nbsp;Anderlecht's&nbsp;19-year-old midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga, who has been linked with a move to&nbsp;Sevilla, <a href="https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2019/10/19/5daaeee4ca474129448b4567.html" target="_blank">as reported by Marca.</a> Clubs are permitted to speak to&nbsp;Lokonga&nbsp;in January to negotiate a pre-contract agreement in order to sign him for free.&nbsp;

City and Barca after Lokonga

Queens Park Rangers&nbsp;have registered an interest in&nbsp;Hearts defender Aaron Hickey&nbsp;and the English Championship outfit are weighing up a £1.5m bid for the 17-year-old in January, <a href="https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aaron-hickey-qpr-transfer-target-20656749" target="_blank">as reported by the Mail.</a> Loftus Road scouts were at Tynecastle to see Hickey in action for&nbsp;Hearts&nbsp;against Rangers.&nbsp; It will be the fourth time they have been ordered north by former Rangers boss&nbsp;Mark Warburton, who is now in charge of the London club.

QPR interested in Hearts' Hickey

Barcelona are considering making a move for Shalke midfielder&nbsp;Amine Harit, reports Sport via <a href="https://eldesmarque.com/barcelona/fc-barcelona/noticias/143736-no-solo-kai-havertz-la-otra-estrella-de-la-bundesliga-que-espia-el-barca-en-directo" target="_blank">El Desmarque.</a> Barca scouts have been sent to watch the 22-year-old midfielder in action for Schalke against Hoffenheim on Sunday. Harit is the second Bundesliga-based midfielder to be linked with Barcelona in recent months after&nbsp;Bayer Leverkusen's&nbsp;Kai Havertz.

Barca scout Schalke star

Everton and Liverpool are ready to go head-to-head in their pursuit of Wigan youngster&nbsp;Joe Gelhardt, according to <a href="https://www.teamtalk.com/news/exclusive-wigan-starlet-to-pick-between-liverpool-and-everton" target="_blank">Teamtalk</a>. The 17-year-old&nbsp;has already broken into the Latics senior squad&nbsp;and scored his first goal for the club against Hull last month. A number of clubs are believed to be monitoring&nbsp;Gelhardt&nbsp;but the&nbsp;two Merseyside rivals are believed to be leading the race for the youngster.

Mersey rivals to step up defender chase

Everton are monitoring the progress of young Grimsby defender Joey Hope, reports The Sun via the <a href="https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/everton-grimsby-transfer-rumours-hope-3448132" target="_blank">Grimsby Telegraph.</a> The 17-year-old has yet to make a senior appearance for the League Two side but has impressed at youth team level.&nbsp; Championship side Middlesbrough are also believed to be interested in the young defender, who began his career at Sunderland's academy.

Everton eye Grimsby teenager

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard says the club have no plans to sign&nbsp;Hearts youngster Aaron Hickey and Everton defender Lewis Gibson, reports the <a href="https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/17981273.steven-gerrard-denies-interest-aaron-hickey-evertons-lewis-gibson/" target="_blank">Glasgow Evening Times.</a> New Rangers sporting director Ross Wilson, who arrived from Southampton earlier this month, was believed to be targeting the defensive duo. Gerrard, though, shot down those rumours, saying: "Lewis Gibson isn’t on the radar, it’s just speculation. The kid at Hearts, Hickey, is the same."

Gerrard denies interest in duo

Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham must be ready for the January transfer window, despite insisting he is happy with his current squad. Spurs have won just three of their nine league games this season, and are also winless in the Champions League after drawing at Olympiacos and losing 7-2 at home to Bayern Munich. And <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11839964/mauricio-pochettino-tottenham-need-to-be-ready-in-january-transfer-window" target="_blank">Sky Sports News</a>&nbsp;report&nbsp;that the Argentinian has challenged his side to be prepared for several new recruits in the upcoming transfer window as they look to recover from a poor start to the campaign.

Pochettino says Tottenham must be ready for January transfer window

Crystal Palace are interested in the signature of Dundee United youngster Scott Banks, reports <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/10172914/crystal-palace-scott-banks-dundee-united-transfer-scotland/" target="_blank">the Sun</a>. The 18-year-old winger has found playing time hard to come by in the Scottish Championship this season, and could be offered a way out by the Premier League side, with his contract set to run out in the summer.

Palace chasing Banks 

PSG defender Thomas Meunier has revealed that he rejected the chance to join Everton in the summer, reports <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/thomas-meunier-explains-not-complete-20658400" target="_blank">the Mirror</a>. The Belgian says that the Toffees were interested in bringing him to Goodison Park in the last transfer window, but their lack of European competition was the only stumbling block in any deal being made.

Meunier reveals Everton snub

QPR have joined the race to sign highly-rated Hearts youngster Aaron Hickey. <a href="https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4857261/qpr-1-5m-transfer-aaron-hickey-hearts/" target="_blank">The Scottish Sun</a> are reporting that QPR are weighing up a bid for the 17-year-old, but they face huge competition from Manchester City, who may win the race for his signature by signing him and immediately loaning him back to the Scottish club.

QPR planning Hickey move

Newcastle have set their sights on Lille striker Victor Osimhen as they plan on a major rebuild in January, reports <a href="https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-planning-rebuild-over-17111285?utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=sharebar" target="_blank">The Chronicle</a>. The Premier League club have reportedly sent scouts to watch the 20-year-old, who was named as September's Ligue 1 Player of the Month after two goals and two assists in five league games. The young forward now has eight goals in 11 appearances for the club since joining from Belgian outfit RSC Charleroi in the summer, having&nbsp;also scored on his full Nigeria debut&nbsp;in a 2-2 friendly draw against Ukraine in September.

Newcastle to start with Lille winger in major rebuild

Chelsea are chasing Atalanta's Ruslan Malinovskyi, with Frank Lampard keen on bringing in the midfielder when the club's transfer ban comes to an end in the summer, reports <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1193037/Chelsea-transfer-news-Ruslan-Malinovskyi-Claude-Makalele" target="_blank">the Express</a>. The Ukrainian has been scouted by Lampard's former team-mate Claude Makelele, who gave the former Genk player a raving review after watching him in international action last week.

Chelsea eyeing Atalanta's Malinovskyi

Manchester United will face competition from Premier League rivals Everton in a bid to sign Lyon striker Moussa Dembele, according to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk" target="_blank">the Guardian</a>. The former Celtic forward has six league goals this season in Ligue 1, and is wanted by both Everton and United as they look to solve their goal scoring issues. Any deal would, however, be a negative one for Celtic, who could lose star striker Odsonne Edouard to Lyon, should the French side let Dembele go.

Man Utd and Everton to battle it out for Dembele 

Watford boss&nbsp;Quique Sanchez Flores is keeping a close eye on Ecuador youngster Jose Cifuentes, reports <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/10172704/watford-flores-jose-cifuentes-transfer/" target="_blank">the Sun</a>. The Hornets remain rock bottom of the Premier League without a win in their nine games so far, and could turn to the 20-year-old America de Quito midfielder in a bid to solve some of their issues. Cifuentes is, however, also wanted by Manchester City and Celtic, after making his senior debut for Ecuador against Peru last month.

Quique Sanchez Flores eyeing Cifuentes

Wolves could make a move for AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie in an attempt to bolster their squad in order to challenge in both the Premier League and in Europe this season. The 22-year-old was close to making the switch to Molineux in the summer, only for the deal to fall through. But <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk" target="_blank">the Guardian</a> claim that the move&nbsp;is back on,&nbsp;with the Ivory Coast international possibly on his way out as the Italian club continue to struggle with their finances.

Wolves to reignite Kessie interest?

Tottenham have made West Brom right-back Nathan Ferguson their top priority in the January transfer window, claims <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/10172474/tottenham-west-brom-nathan-ferguson-transfer-target/" target="_blank">the Sun</a>. Mauricio Pochettino has made the 19-year-old his top target in a bid to solve their defensive issues, with the club failing to recover from the sale of Kieran Trippier to Atletico Madrid in the summer. Despite being a natural right-back, Ferguson is currently playing left-back for West Brom, and is also wanted by Tottenham's Premier League rivals Crystal Palace.

Tottenham make Ferguson top priority

Dani Ceballos has discussed his future with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez in an attempt to make a permanent move to Arsenal, reports the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7591305/Dani-Ceballos-discusses-future-Real-Madrid-s-Florentino-Perez-wants-Arsenal-move.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>. The 23-year-old has impressed since making the loan switch from Spain, and is reportedly keen to move to the Gunners on a permanent basis as soon as possible. His initial loan deal does not have the option for a permanent switch to north London, with the midfielder expected to return to the Spanish capital at the end of the season.

Ceballos holds talks with Perez to make Arsenal stay permanent

According to <a href="https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/report-numerous-chinese-clubs-have-their-eyes-on-pastore-43499" target="_blank">Calciomercato</a>, a number of Chinese clubs are interested in the signature of Roma midfielder Javier Pastore. The Argentinian has found himself in and out of the starting lineup for the Italian side after joining from PSG last summer, and could be on his way out of the club as early as January, with a big money move to China on the cards.

Several Chinese clubs interested in Pastore

Borussia Dortmund&nbsp;head coach Lucien Favre refused to discuss Jadon Sancho being dropped for the victory over&nbsp;Bundesliga&nbsp;leaders&nbsp;Borussia Monchengladbach. Dortmund suspended star Sancho for Saturday's clash following reports he returned late from international duty with&nbsp;England&nbsp;this week. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/favre-refuses-to-comment-on-dropping-sancho-after-dortmund/170ck1vr6g4nn1vwnvwxjgyxda" target="_blank">Read the full story on Goal!</a>

Favre refuses to comment on dropping Sancho

Manchester United midfielder Angel Gomes is nearing a contract extension with the club, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1185741721017171969">Sky Sports</a>. Gomes has made seven total appearances for the club, including three this season. The 19-year-old has represented England up to the U-20 level.

Gomes nearing Man Utd extension

Unai Emery says Arsenal are not considering recalling Eddie Nketiah from his loan spell at Leeds. The forward has yet to start a Championship game and, after a recent England U-21 hat-trick, many have called for Nketiah to play a bigger role uncer Marcelo Bielsa. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/arsenal-calm-over-nketiahs-leeds-frustration-emery/1cnr4inmjwpm81dj3696yidwfa">Read the full story on Goal!</a>

Emery not considering Nketiah recall

Chelsea are confident that Tammy Abraham will sign a new deal with the club, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1185740149138886657?s=19">Sky Sports</a>. The two parties are close to an agreement on a new contract for the England striker. Abraham has scored eight goals in nine matches for Chelsea this season.

Chelsea close to Abraham new Abraham deal

Carlo Ancelotti joked he will call Zlatan Ibrahimovic about a move to&nbsp;Napoli&nbsp;following Saturday's 2-0 win over Hellas Verona. LA Galaxy&nbsp;superstar Ibrahimovic talked up his chances of a return to&nbsp;Serie A&nbsp;as the 38-year-old expressed his interest in playing for Ancelotti's Napoli. Responding to Ibrahimovic's comments after Arkadiusz Milik's double guided Napoli past Verona, head coach Ancelotti revealed his plans to get in touch with the Swede.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/ancelotti-to-call-ibrahimovic-about-napoli-interest/gwcark2q4clz12ckobw16eumz" target="_blank">Read the full story on Goal!</a>

Ancelotti to call Ibrahimovic about Napoli interest

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is set to make a fresh bid to buy Manchester United, according to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-utd-braced-third-takeover-20656717" target="_blank">Mirror</a>.&nbsp; The Red Devils have already turned down two offers from Bin Salman, the last of which was estimated to be worth&nbsp;£3 billion ($3.89bn).

Saudi crown prince to make new Man Utd offer

Paris Saint-Germain seek to muscle in on Real Madrid's efforts to sign Christian Eriksen, reports the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7592221/PSG-aim-hijack-Real-Madrids-Christian-Eriksen-summer.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>.&nbsp; Eriksen has long been linked with a move to the Bernabeu from Tottenham and was close to leaving England over the summer.&nbsp; But with Spurs now considering a January sale after failing to tie the midfielder to a new contract,&nbsp;the Merengue may face a battle for the Dane's signature.&nbsp;

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